Mummification in the Mesolithic
New Approaches to Old Photo Documentation Reveal Previously Unknown Mortuary Practices in the Sado Valley, Portugal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7174683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rita Peyroteo Stjerna (0000-0002-3309-474X, Uppsala University, corresponding author), L N Stutz (0000-0002-0575-7075, Linnaeus University), Hayley L Mickleburgh (0000-0001-9326-8097, Linnaeus University), João Luís Cardoso (0000-0001-8432-1052, Universidade Aberta) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 309-330 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/eaa.2022.3 |
| OpenAlex | W4214952127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
Recently rediscovered photographs of the remains of thirteen individuals buried in the Sado Valley Mesolithic shell middens of Poças de S. Bento and Arapouco, excavated in 1960 and 1962, show the potential of revisiting excavation archives with new methods. The analysis, which applies the principles of archaeothanatology and is enriched by experimental taphonomic research, confirmed details concerning the treatment of the dead body and provided new insights into the use of burial spaces. Some bodies may have been mummified prior to burial, a phenomenon possibly linked to their curation and transport, highlighting the significance of both the body and the burial place in Mesolithic south-western Portugal
Archaeology · Documentation · Excavation · Geography · Mesolithic · Taphonomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |